Goldiew is a US-based directory and editorial platform for retirement investors researching gold and silver IRAs. We publish verified company reviews, how-to guides, and comparison content. We earn affiliate commissions from some partners. Our editorial content is built on published data, institutional sources, and real user reviews, not marketing budgets.
Goldiew is a US directory and editorial platform launched in 2023 by Marc Pavageau, not a licensed financial advisory service. The site has affiliate partnerships that never influence editorial ratings. Every editorial review cites institutional sources including IRS publications, FINRA alerts, SEC guidance, and BBB data. User reviews follow FTC 2024 guidelines on authenticity: no incentivized reviews, no fabricated testimonials, traceable submissions.
What Goldiew Is
Goldiew is a platform, not a person’s opinion blog. The distinction matters in the precious metals space.
Most gold IRA content online comes from one of two sources: the companies themselves, or affiliate bloggers who repeat company marketing. Goldiew is neither. We operate as a structured directory and review aggregator, focused entirely on the precious metals retirement space in the United States.
The platform’s core product is a database of company reviews, currently covering gold IRA companies, coin dealers, pawn shops, jewelry stores, and related businesses across US states and cities. Each business listing includes structured data: addresses, hours, accreditation status, and user-submitted reviews. Alongside the directory, we publish editorial guides covering gold IRA rollovers, IRS eligibility rules, fee structures, and company comparisons.
We are not financial advisors. We do not tell you how much gold to buy, when to buy, or how to allocate your retirement portfolio. Those decisions require a licensed professional who knows your specific situation. What we do is help you research the companies involved, understand the mechanics of a gold IRA, and spot the red flags of bad actors in this space.
Our Mission
The gold IRA market has a trust problem. Regulation-light affiliate marketing, celebrity endorsements priced into account fees, and undisclosed commission relationships have made it hard for retirement investors to get honest information.
Our mission is straightforward: give US retirement investors a research tool they can actually trust. That means verified company data, disclosed affiliate relationships, cited institutional sources, and real user reviews that are moderated for authenticity.
The audience we build for is cautious, not naive. The typical Goldiew reader is 45 to 65 years old, has retirement savings they cannot afford to lose, and has already seen enough scams and hype to be skeptical of anything that sounds too good. We write for that reader, not for people looking for get-rich-quick framing or ironclad profit promises, because those promises do not exist in this asset class.
Who Built Goldiew
Goldiew was founded by Marc Pavageau and launched in 2023. Marc’s background is in technology and search engine optimization, not financial advising. He is not a licensed investment advisor, does not hold securities licenses, and does not provide personalized investment advice.
The platform’s authority comes from its structure, not from a single person’s credentials. Goldiew aggregates real user reviews (moderated for authenticity), cites institutional sources including IRS publications, FINRA investor alerts, and SEC guidance, and applies consistent evaluation criteria across all companies.
We operate as a US-market platform. All content, regulations, and recommendations adapt to the US tax code, IRS rules, and the regulatory environment that applies to US investors. If you are outside the US, most of what we cover does not apply to your situation.
Transparency about what we are and are not matters on a site covering retirement savings. An about page that invented editorial credentials or fabricated expert reviewers would be worse than one that tells the truth: this is a technology-built platform that applies structured methodology to help retirement investors sort through a market full of noise.
What the Platform Covers
Company Directory
Structured reviews of gold IRA companies, coin dealers, pawn shops, jewelry stores, and related businesses. Each listing includes user reviews, ratings, address data, accreditation status, and safety scoring. The directory covers businesses across all US states and cities.
Editorial Guides
How-to content on gold IRA rollovers, IRS eligibility, fee structures, company comparisons, and scam red flags. Published at /guide/ and written to answer the specific questions retirement investors ask before opening an account. Every guide cites its sources and carries a last-reviewed date.
Offers and Promotions
Partner-specific current offers at /offer/, including fee promotion details from Augusta Precious Metals, Birch Gold Group, and Noble Gold Investments. Offer terms change; we note verification dates and always recommend confirming details directly with the company.
Seller Marketplace
Get Offers, at /sell-gold/, lets anyone selling gold, coins or jewelry describe their items once and receive competing offers from businesses that claimed and verified their Goldiew profile. Requests are human-moderated, sellers stay anonymous until they accept an offer, and the service is free for sellers.
Our Affiliate Relationships
Some links on Goldiew are affiliate links. When you open an account or request information through one of them, You pay nothing additional.
Commercial relationships never change the editorial output. Every company on the platform is evaluated with the same methodology, ratings come from moderated user reviews and public records, and vetting always comes before any commercial conversation. A visible disclosure accompanies every page that contains affiliate links.
How We Evaluate Gold IRA Companies
Every company in the Goldiew directory is evaluated against a consistent set of criteria. For gold IRA companies specifically, those criteria are:
Our safety index and star rating aggregate user reviews, BBB data, and internal criteria weighting. The system applies consistently across all companies. A company’s affiliate status with Goldiew does not improve their rating score. A non-partner company with strong data will score higher than a partner company with weak data.
We recalculate ratings when new verified reviews come in or when BBB data changes. Rating badges and safety scores on company pages reflect the most recent calculation, with the calculation date noted.
What You Will Not Find Here
To keep expectations accurate:
- Investment advice. We do not tell you whether to open a gold IRA, how much to invest, or when to buy or sell. Consult a licensed financial advisor for your specific situation.
- Tax advice. Gold IRA tax treatment depends on your individual circumstances and filing status. Consult your tax advisor. IRS Publication 590-A and 590-B are the primary sources for IRA contribution and distribution rules.
- Price predictions. We do not predict where gold or silver prices are headed. Anyone who does is speculating. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
- Non-US content. The IRA structure, IRS rules, and custodian requirements we discuss apply to US investors only. This site does not cover TFSA, RRSP, SIPP, or other non-US retirement vehicles.
Frequently Asked Questions About Goldiew
Is Goldiew a financial advisor?
No. Goldiew is a research platform, not a licensed financial advisory service. Our founder Marc Pavageau has a background in technology and SEO, not financial planning or securities licensing. Nothing on Goldiew constitutes personalized investment advice.
We help you research gold IRA companies, understand how the accounts work mechanically, and identify documented red flags. The decision of whether to open a gold IRA, and how much to allocate, is yours to make in consultation with a licensed advisor who knows your full financial picture. Consult your financial advisor before making retirement decisions.
How does Goldiew make money?
Goldiew earns affiliate commissions when readers open accounts with Augusta Precious Metals, Birch Gold Group, or Noble Gold Investments through links on this site. The commission is paid by the partner company; you pay no additional cost.
All affiliate links are identified by the /go/ URL prefix and marked rel="sponsored". The disclosure block at the top of every guide page describes this relationship.
Why does Goldiew cover some gold IRA companies but not others?
Goldiew’s directory covers thousands of businesses across precious metals-adjacent categories. Not every gold IRA company in the US has been individually reviewed; coverage grows as users submit reviews and as our editorial team adds listings.
Companies are vetted against IRS compliance basics, BBB complaint patterns, and fee transparency before any featured placement.
Are the user reviews on Goldiew real?
Reviews submitted through Goldiew come from real user accounts and are manually moderated before publication. We follow current FTC 2024 guidelines on review authenticity: no incentivized reviews, no fabricated testimonials, and submission data is traceable to the account that submitted it.
We also display BBB complaint counts and accreditation data as an independent data point. When there is a meaningful gap between our user ratings and BBB data for the same company, we note that discrepancy in the review.
How current is the information on Goldiew?
Each editorial guide shows a last-reviewed date in the page meta line. We verify Company facts on a regular cadence and update guides when IRS rules, company policies, or BBB ratings change. Gold IRA fees, minimum investments, and offer terms change over time; always verify the current terms directly with the company before making any decision.
The data freshness note in the Sources section of each guide specifies what was verified and when.
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- IRS Publication 590-B: Distributions from Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs). irs.gov/publications/p590b. IRS Publication 590-A: Contributions to Individual Retirement Arrangements. irs.gov/publications/p590a.
- FINRA Investor Alert: Precious Metals. FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). finra.org/investors/insights/precious-metals-fraud.
- SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy: investor alerts on precious metals fraud. sec.gov/oiea.
- FTC 2024 Final Rule: Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials. Federal Trade Commission. ftc.gov/legal-library.
- FTC 16 CFR Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Federal Trade Commission.
- Augusta Precious Metals public website. Verified 2026-05-14. augustapreciousmetals.com. Cited facts: founded 2012, Beverly Hills CA HQ, salaried non-commissioned educators, Money Magazine and Investopedia awards 2022-2026, BBB A+ accredited since 2014, 4,000+ 5-star ratings.
- Birch Gold Group public website. Verified 2026-05-14. birchgold.com. Cited facts: founded 2011, Iowa HQ, 40,000+ customers, BBB A+, Delaware/Brink’s/IDS/Texas depository partners.
- Noble Gold Investments public website. Verified 2026-05-14. noblegoldinvestments.com. Cited facts: 16,000+ investors, $2.5B safeguarded, Encino CA address, Texas depository.
- Better Business Bureau profiles: Augusta (A+, accredited 2014), Birch Gold (A+, AAA Business Consumer Alliance). bbb.org.
- Money Magazine: Best Overall Gold IRA Company 2022-2026 (Augusta). Investopedia: Most Transparent Gold IRA Company 2022-2026 (Augusta). Cited as appearing on Augusta’s public website 2026-05-14.
Data freshness: Facts, fees, BBB ratings, regulations, and company policies referenced in this guide were verified at the time of publication (as of 2026-05). These change; verify directly with the provider, IRS.gov, or the relevant regulatory agency before any purchase or filing decision.